Cleveland State trailed 40-31 at halftime but quickly cut the deficit to three as a run spanning the break reached 11-0. The Jackrabbits recovered and built it back up to 16 points midway through the second half as Marshall scored five straight points.

Kenny Carpenter led Cleveland State (2-3) with 17 points and seven rebounds.

South Dakota State made 23 of 46 shots and 24 of 32 free throws while the Vikings shot 39 percent (23 of 59) and were 13 of 19 from the foul line.

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